Monthly Archives: April 2012

I was in Gettysburg, once, at an antique shop. I’d been visiting the battlefield and now was enjoying some light shopping.  The owner asked me what I was looking for, and I told him “I’m trying to find an Ames … Continue reading →

A story, once told, has as much reality as a piece of embroidery or a painting. Myths, bearing within them the very essence of eternal truths, make up the core of our existence. The fabric of legend surrounds us every … Continue reading →

I am involved in graphic design and web maintenance (on a small scale) and I have designed my own covers. This is not to say that others couldn’t do better than me. I know better. But for now… I’ve been … Continue reading →

I do some graphic design in a small way, and I manage a couple websites.  Recently I was asked by one client to find a photo of a cat she owned and send it off to another person to be … Continue reading →

I have run into a lot of discussion about different points of view in writing. First person, second person, third person (omniscient and otherwise). First person is told by the narrator. Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier is a splendid example. The … Continue reading →

A blogger I’m following (not sure she knows I exist) posted this game: This is a game where authors, once tagged, go to page 77 of their current manuscript, count down to the seventh line, and post seven lines from … Continue reading →